Quaid for each other

EVI and Randy Quaid might be justified in some of their paranoia. They say they were among the victims of wiretapping private eye Anthony Pellicano and his inside man at the Los Angeles Police Department, Sgt. Mark Arneson.

Randy, 67, who was nominated for an Oscar and other awards for his serious dramatic roles, was best known as Cousin Eddie in the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” films before his career derailed about eight years ago.

The Quaids claimed to be victims of “Star Whackers,” a secret cabal that they say are responsible for the deaths of David Carradine and Heath Ledger. The couple said Britney Spears and Lindsay Lo

han were also targets. Now, they say they’ve learned they were part of a recently settled class-action suit against the LAPD and Arneson, who was paid by Pellicano to provide confidential law enforcement records on hundreds of peo- ple. Both Pellicano and Arneson are in prison. The suit was first filed in 2006.

“Everything we’ve said about being bugged, hacked and tracked has been proven true,” Evi told me, from an undisclosed location. (Undisclosed, because I asked where she was and she wouldn’t say.)

The Quaids’ names were misspelled on the list of class victims, Evi said, and no one informed them that they were on the list until the lawsuit was settled.

The court is expected to approve a deal Jan. 30 that will pay a total of $285,600 to be divided among the 345 victims of Arneson’s record checks.

But the Quaids have opted out of the class action, and won’t get paid. “I want to know exactly what happened before I settle,” Evi said.

Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, were bugged, she says.